Doug Brochu

Doug Brochu
Born
Douglas Mark Brochu

(1990-09-29) September 29, 1990 (age 34)
Tennessee, United States
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • producer
Years active2007–present
RelativesChris Brochu (brother)

Douglas Mark Brochu (born September 29, 1990)[1] is an American actor, comedian and producer. He is best known as Grady Mitchell in the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance and So Random!. Doug has an older brother, Chris Brochu, who is notable for his roles as Ray Beech in the Disney Channel Original Movie Lemonade Mouth and Luke Parker in The Vampire Diaries.

Early life

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Brochu was born in Tennessee[2] the son of Nita and Michael Brochu. He has an older brother, Chris Brochu, and a younger sister, actress Kaitlyn "Kate" Brochu. When he was only 4 years old, Brochu moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he spent most of his childhood, before moving to Tampa, Florida, where he started taking acting classes and doing local theater.[2] In August 2006, he moved to Los Angeles with his family to pursue acting.[1][2]

Career

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Brochu has appeared in stage productions of My Fair Lady, Smokey Mountain Christmas, The Play's the Thing and Forever Broadway.[1][2] He has also had guest starring roles on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 and iCarly. Brochu played the main role as Grady Mitchell in Sonny with a Chance and in So Random!. Brochu also played in a special guest role as Oogie in Disney XD's Pair of Kings.[3] In 2011, Brochu was part of Disney's Friends for Change Games, which aired on Disney Channel. After So Random! was cancelled, Brochu hosted AwesomenessTV's web series Shove It,[4] as well as two episodes of How To Be Awesome.[5][6]

Since then, Brochu has appeared in several short films[7][8][9][10][11][12] and theater productions,[13][14] as well as started the sketch comedy group Burnt Quiche[15] in 2017. In 2018, he starred in the interactive live show Kid Claw[16] on Twitch, playing the titular character.

In 2021, Brochu reprised his role as Duke Lubberman in the iCarly reboot.[17]

Personal life

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Brochu's hobbies include reading, writing, playing videogames, playing banjo, blacksmithing, leather-crafting and brewing.[2][18][19] From 2012 to 2013, he co-hosted a podcast called Beardomancy 101 with friend Ryan Moran,[20] where they would discuss adventures, comics, movies and geek culture in general.[21]

In 2016, he moved to New York City to start a business, All-Wise Meadery, alongside actor Dylan Sprouse.[22] In September 2016, they started an interactive D&D show called Pug Crawl,[23] which went on until March 2017. The premise consisted of weekly D&D games where viewers would choose which characters and scenarios would be featured. In November 2018, Brochu announced he was leaving All-Wise.[24]

Brochu lives in Columbus, Ohio. He currently works as a live broadcast producer at Esports Engine alongside some of his best friends, including Kid Claw creator Ethan Spencer and Chase Down Podcast co-host Carter Rodriguez.[25]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Zoey 101 Blatzberg Guest; 1 episode
2007 iCarly Duke Lubberman 2 episodes; made a brief cameo in "iSpy on a Mean Teacher"
2008 The Replacements Terrance Voice only; 1 episode
2009–2011 Sonny with a Chance Grady Mitchell Main role; 46 episodes
2010–2012 Pair of Kings Oogie Recurring role; 2 episodes
2011 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Abbie Voice only; 2 episodes
2011 Fish Hooks Lonnie, the Band Leader Voice only; 1 episode
2011–2012 So Random! Grady Mitchell Main role; 26 episodes
2012 Snap Himself Disney Channel special
2012 Shove It Himself Host; 12 episodes
2012 How To Be Awesome Himself Host; 2 episodes
2015 Astrid Clover Douglas Guest; 1 episode
2017 Apple Kyle Main role; sketch by David Ebert[26]
2017-2019 Burnt Quiche Various characters 5 episodes
2018 Kid Claw Kid Claw Main role; 2 episodes; live web series
2019 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Uncredited Background actor, army man; Episode: "Strike Up the Band"
2020 A Wilderness of Error Crime Scene Photographer Episode: "Girl in a Floppy Hat"
2021 iCarly Duke Lubberman Episode: "i'M Cursed"

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Obituaries Calvin Roderick Supporting role; short film
2014 Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? Senior Jock Supporting role; direct-to-video film
2015 Winesburg: Death Handsome Lover #2 Supporting role; short film
2019 B L A C K B I L E Gabriel Main role; short film
2019 The Hermit Producer; short film
2020 Could Have Been Worse Main role; short film
2021 Jump Subway Passenger Supporting role; short film
TBA Hello! I'm Dave Dave Main role; short film

Music videos

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Year Artist Title Role
2007 Lifehouse "From Where You Are"
2008 Demi Lovato "La La Land" Benny Beverly

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Disney Channel Winter Press Tour 2009". 2011-10-12. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e John Moschitta (2010), The Brothers "Not-So" Grim, retrieved 2022-11-09
  3. ^ "Doug Brochu: Pair of Kings Guest Star". anythingdiz.livejournal.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  4. ^ Fanmania, Mundo. "Mundo Fanmania: Doug Brochu anfitrion de "Shove It" en AwesomenessTV". Mundo Fanmania. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  5. ^ How to Ride the Matrix with Pro EnduroX Racer Justin Soule - How To Be Awesome Ep. 23, 18 November 2012, retrieved 2022-11-09
  6. ^ How to Shoot a 3-Pointer with NBA Pro Kevin Love - How To Be Awesome Ep. 14, 23 September 2012, retrieved 2022-11-09
  7. ^ Moody, Ryan (2016-06-06), Obituaries, retrieved 2022-11-09
  8. ^ DEATH | Winesburg | JamesFrancoTV, 21 December 2015, retrieved 2022-11-09
  9. ^ Alix, Griffin (2019-12-14), B L A C K B I L E, retrieved 2022-11-09
  10. ^ Could Have Been Worse, 13 April 2020, retrieved 2022-11-09
  11. ^ TV, Sofy. "Jump". Sofy TV. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  12. ^ Hello! I'm Dave Trailer, August 2020, retrieved 2022-11-09
  13. ^ "Douglas Brochu on Instagram: "First NYC musical and it's VERY on brand. Ticket link in bio. I'll be hanging around after come say hi!"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  14. ^ "Douglas Brochu on Instagram: "The Immersive Nutcracker Cocktail Fete is still running! Every weekend for the next three weeks we'll be serving up booze, laughs, fun and dreams at the American Irish Historical Society! If you enjoy "Drunk Shakespeare" or "The Play that Goes Wrong" this is for you."". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  15. ^ "Burnt Quiche - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  16. ^ ClawDynamics - Twitch, retrieved 2022-11-09
  17. ^ August 24, Rachel Yang Updated; EDT, 2021 at 07:38 PM. "Every original 'iCarly' character who's popped up in the revival and what they're up to now". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09. Duke (Doug Brochu), Freddie's friend from Ridgeway, also returns to attend Carly's birthday party.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "Douglas Brochu on Instagram: "Latest mug by Doug. I think I've finally mastered the design and lining. #leather #handmade"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  19. ^ "Douglas Brochu on Instagram: "Let the brew stew until it becomes something new."". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  20. ^ "Beardomancy 101 on Stitcher". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  21. ^ "Beardomancy 101". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  22. ^ "Dylan Sprouse and All-Wise Meadery Bring Out Their First Brew". Times Square Chronicles. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  23. ^ "Pug Crawl - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  24. ^ "Douglas Brochu on Instagram: "Hard work doesn't just disappear. It stays with you and you learn from it. Almost three years ago I moved to New York City, worked my ass off and co-founded a business. I'm grateful for what it taught me."". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  25. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/dugyfresh/status/1480644791360704512. Retrieved 2022-11-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ^ Apple, 13 November 2017, retrieved 2022-11-09
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